Transliteration & Language Modalities Flashcards

When a Deaf consumer requests a transliterator rather than an ASL interpreter, what does this indicate?

Answer: The consumer prefers English-based signing that aligns with their English language use patterns

Requesting transliteration reflects a preference for an English-based signed modality, often tied to the consumer's educational background or communication preferences.

Which feature of ASL grammar is typically absent or reduced in contact signing?

Answer: Spatial grammar, classifier predicates, and non-manual markers

Contact Sign tends to use ASL vocabulary but reduces or eliminates complex ASL grammatical features like spatial grammar and non-manual markers.

What is the role of fingerspelling in transliteration assignments?

Answer: It is used more heavily to represent English words directly, especially for proper nouns and technical terms

In transliteration, fingerspelling is a primary tool for rendering English words directly without substituting ASL signs.

Oral transliteration involves:

Answer: Silently mouthing words with slight visual cues to support a Deaf person who primarily uses speechreading

Oral transliteration serves Deaf individuals who rely on lipreading by carefully mouthing words with enhanced clarity, sometimes used alongside minimal gestures.

How should an interpreter respond when a Deaf consumer code-switches between ASL and contact sign during an assignment?

Answer: Follow the consumer's language choices and adapt fluidly to match their communication mode

Skilled interpreters adapt to the consumer's language use in real time, serving the consumer's actual communication preferences.

Which population most commonly uses tactile ASL as their primary communication mode?

Answer: DeafBlind individuals

Tactile ASL is a communication mode adapted for DeafBlind individuals, where ASL signs are perceived through touch rather than sight.